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Gornja Košana

Coordinates: 45°39′54.65″N 14°6′50.69″E / 45.6651806°N 14.1140806°E / 45.6651806; 14.1140806
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Gornja Košana
Gornja Košana is located in Slovenia
Gornja Košana
Gornja Košana
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°39′54.65″N 14°6′50.69″E / 45.6651806°N 14.1140806°E / 45.6651806; 14.1140806
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityPivka
Area
 • Total8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Elevation
469.8 m (1,541.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total144
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Gornja Košana (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnja kɔˈʃaːna], in older sources Gorenja Košana,[2] German: Oberkoschana[2]) is a village west of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and belongs to the Parish of Košana.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
  3. ^ Pivka municipal site
  4. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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